"I'm not very eager to find out where my mind will go if you're dead."

This, the 8th chapter in the Jake Ellis saga, is another fine read from Edmondson and Zonjic. Jon is on the run with Mollie, but from who? And will Jake reveal himself again to help them---afterall, Jon reminds Mollie (and the reader) that he was only an analyst until Jake first appeared.

It seems that this is truly Edmondson's comfort zone: cloak and dagger themes, a little sci-fi, and a few surprises along the way (see The Activity and Dancer for other examples). While one "twist" in this issue was a bit too predictable, I found myself excusing it because the situation throws our two heroes right into the viper's nest for the last two issues. I'm not sure if Ellis will continue into a third mini-series, but there seem to be too many loose ends for just 44 pages left, so one can hope.

Speaking of hope, I hope that Zonjic gets a thousand offers for more work after the conclusion of this story. His work is dark and moody, without being depressing---helped here by colorist Joseph Frazzetta. Zonjic's work seems to thrive in the shadows, and this sci-fi spy story is all the better for it. To me, the panel below sums up the story and its strengths better than I ever could:

In short, buy Where is Jake Ellis? Maybe the creators will continue to make great stories with these characters, or maybe we only have 2 more issues to enjoy, but either way you're supporting a really well-done creator-owned comic.